Definition of outpatient
: a patient who is not hospitalized overnight but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment — compare inpatient
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Sinai Hospital already purchased some of the land for an outpatient care facility.
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The new building will have 24 guest rooms, up from 18 now, and include a special wing for long-term guests, such as patients who have received a bone-marrow transplant and are receiving outpatient care.
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Courtesy Andra Munoz To defray the costs of his outpatient care, Joey’s family has set up the online fundraiser Joey Slaight’s going home fund.
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The suits claimed hospitals overcharged Medicare and Medicaid for more expensive inpatient stays when the hospital visits should have been coded as less-costly outpatient care.
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Retirees may be reacting to the steep increase many experienced this year in the standard premium for Medicare Part B, which pays for doctor visits and other types of outpatient care, said Craig Copeland, a senior research associate at EBRI.
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Vaccines to prevent influenza and pneumonia are covered without a co-payment under Medicare Part B, which covers outpatient care.
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The rehabilitation hospital is located on the 4th and 5th floors and is part of a partnership with Select Medical, a specialized hospital, rehabilitative and outpatient care provider.
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After spending five hours in outpatient care, X-rays confirmed what Poole could feel: There was a foreign object stuck in his throat—what turned out to be an inch-long stray wire from Poole's barbecue grill brush.
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First Known Use of outpatient
1715
OUTPATIENT Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of outpatient for English Language Learners
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: a person who goes to a doctor's office or hospital for treatment but who does not spend the night there
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See words that rhyme with outpatient Spanish Central: Translation of outpatient Nglish: Translation of outpatient for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of outpatient for Arabic speakers
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